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Babolat tennis strings compared
Every Babolat string bed on the bench — 36 setups rated across eight axes, including arm friendliness, which is the axis most string charts leave out.
How the range scores
Across these 36 beds the range averages 7.1 for spin and 6.9 for arm friendliness. Its strongest axes are power (7.5) and feel (7.1); its weakest is longevity (5.2). That makes it middling on arm friendliness — neither a comfort range nor a punishing one. 24 of the 36 are named hybrids rather than full beds. Gauges represented: 1.25 · 1.30 mm.
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Each row is a string bed rather than a reel: a full bed of one string, or a named hybrid. Axes are spin, power, control (flat), precision, feel, sound, longevity, arm friendliness, each rated 0–10.
| String | Setup | Spin | Pwr | Ctrl | Prec | Feel | Snd | Life | Arm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABOLAT RPM Blast 1.25 | BABOLAT Touch VS 1.30 gut | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| BABOLAT RPM Blast 1.25 | full bed | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| BABOLAT RPM Blast Rough 1.25 | full bed | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| BABOLAT RPM Power 1.25 | full bed | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| BABOLAT RPM Soft 1.25 | full bed | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| BABOLAT Pro Hurricane Tour 1.25 | full bed | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| BABOLAT Pro Hurricane 1.25 | full bed | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| BABOLAT Xcel 1.30 | full bed | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| BABOLAT Addiction 1.30 | full bed | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| BABOLAT Syn Gut 1.30 | full bed | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| BABOLAT Touch Tonic 1.30 | full bed | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| BABOLAT Origin 1.25 | full bed | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| BABOLAT Touch VS 1.30 | full bed | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| BABOLAT RPM Blast 1.25 | LUXILON Element 1.25 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| BABOLAT RPM Blast 1.25 | MSV Swift Comfort 1.25 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| BABOLAT RPM Blast Rough 1.25 | TOROLINE Absolute 1.20 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| BABOLAT RPM Blast 1.25 | WILSON Revolve Spin | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| BABOLAT RPM Blast 1.25 | TOROLINE O-Toro | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| BABOLAT RPM Blast Rough 1.25 | VÖLKL V-Square 1.20 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| BABOLAT Pro Hurricane Tour 1.25 | BABOLAT RPM Blast 1.25 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| BABOLAT Pro Hurricane Tour 1.25 | LUXILON ALU Power Soft 1.25 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| BABOLAT RPM Blast 1.25 | LUXILON Natural Gut 1.30 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| BABOLAT RPM Blast 1.25 | BABOLAT Addiction 1.30 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| BABOLAT Origin 1.25 | WILSON Synthetic Gut Power 1.30 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| BABOLAT RPM Blast Rough 1.25 | WEISS CANNON Red Ghost 1.18 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| BABOLAT Pro Hurricane Tour 1.25 | WEISS CANNON Red Ghost 1.18 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| BABOLAT Pro Hurricane Tour 1.25 | TOROLINE Wasabi 1.20 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| BABOLAT Xcel 1.30 | BABOLAT Touch Tonic 1.30 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| BABOLAT Xcel 1.30 | WILSON NXT Control 1.30 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| BABOLAT Addiction 1.30 | BABOLAT Touch Tonic 1.30 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| BABOLAT Syn Gut 1.30 | BABOLAT Addiction 1.30 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| BABOLAT Syn Gut 1.30 | BABOLAT Touch Tonic 1.30 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| BABOLAT Touch Tonic 1.30 | DUNLOP Silk 1.22 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| BABOLAT RPM Soft 1.25 | ISOSPEED Baseline Control 1.30 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| BABOLAT Syn Gut 1.30 | TOROLINE O-Toro | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| BABOLAT Syn Gut 1.30 | YONEX Poly Tour Air 1.25 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
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String notes
BABOLAT RPM Blast 1.25
The reference spin polyester. An octagonal profile bites the ball and the stiff, low-powered response keeps everything short and controlled, so you can swing fully without sailing. Expect heavy shape and reliable depth control; expect also a firm feel and a fairly quick drop in tension. Not a comfort string — pair it with gut in a hybrid if your arm objects.
BABOLAT RPM Blast 1.25
The reference spin polyester. An octagonal profile bites the ball and the stiff, low-powered response keeps everything short and controlled, so you can swing fully without sailing. Expect heavy shape and reliable depth control; expect also a firm feel and a fairly quick drop in tension. Not a comfort string — pair it with gut in a hybrid if your arm objects.
BABOLAT RPM Blast 1.25
The reference spin polyester. An octagonal profile bites the ball and the stiff, low-powered response keeps everything short and controlled, so you can swing fully without sailing. Expect heavy shape and reliable depth control; expect also a firm feel and a fairly quick drop in tension. Not a comfort string — pair it with gut in a hybrid if your arm objects.
BABOLAT RPM Blast 1.25
The reference spin polyester. An octagonal profile bites the ball and the stiff, low-powered response keeps everything short and controlled, so you can swing fully without sailing. Expect heavy shape and reliable depth control; expect also a firm feel and a fairly quick drop in tension. Not a comfort string — pair it with gut in a hybrid if your arm objects.
BABOLAT RPM Blast 1.25
The reference spin polyester. An octagonal profile bites the ball and the stiff, low-powered response keeps everything short and controlled, so you can swing fully without sailing. Expect heavy shape and reliable depth control; expect also a firm feel and a fairly quick drop in tension. Not a comfort string — pair it with gut in a hybrid if your arm objects.
BABOLAT RPM Blast 1.25
The reference spin polyester. An octagonal profile bites the ball and the stiff, low-powered response keeps everything short and controlled, so you can swing fully without sailing. Expect heavy shape and reliable depth control; expect also a firm feel and a fairly quick drop in tension. Not a comfort string — pair it with gut in a hybrid if your arm objects.
BABOLAT RPM Blast 1.25
The reference spin polyester. An octagonal profile bites the ball and the stiff, low-powered response keeps everything short and controlled, so you can swing fully without sailing. Expect heavy shape and reliable depth control; expect also a firm feel and a fairly quick drop in tension. Not a comfort string — pair it with gut in a hybrid if your arm objects.
BABOLAT RPM Blast 1.25
The reference spin polyester. An octagonal profile bites the ball and the stiff, low-powered response keeps everything short and controlled, so you can swing fully without sailing. Expect heavy shape and reliable depth control; expect also a firm feel and a fairly quick drop in tension. Not a comfort string — pair it with gut in a hybrid if your arm objects.
Matching a string to your racket
A string only makes sense in a frame. A stiff polyester in an already stiff, powerful racket is the most common cause of arm trouble in club tennis, and the same string in a flexible control frame can be excellent. The finder scores the pairing rather than the string alone.